Spurs 120, Warriors 99 – final

The Spurs got to sit their starters early and ride their bench down the stretch in a 120-99 victory over the short-handed Warriors.

Gary Neal led the Spurs with 17 points and Tiago Splitter had 15 points and 8 rebounds. All of the Spurs starters played less than 20 minutes.

Tiago Splitter had 15 points and 8 rebounds, Tim Duncan had 13 points, Manu Ginobili had 12 points and Danny Green had 11. They’re all done for the night.

Every Spur saw at least 11 minutes of game time tonight. The lowest on the team – Tim Duncan at 11 minutes, 18 seconds.

Fourth quarter: The Spurs’ lead is down to 104-88 with 6:10 left in the game. The Warriors fans, to their credit, have hung in there and are still cheering for their team. The Warriors have outscored the Spurs 16-8 this quarter.

The Spurs have four bench players and DeJuan Blair in. The Warriors have cut the lead to 18 with 8:25 left at 100-82.

Tiago Splitter has 13 points and 6 rebounds. All the Spurs starters except DeJuan Blair are on the bench. The Spurs lead 92-62 with 2:24 left in the third quarter.

Gary Neal is 3 of 3 on 3-pointers and has 13 points. Danny Green has 11 points. The Spurs lead 82-55 with 7:05 left in the third quarter.

Halftime – Spurs 70, Warriors 49: Tim Duncan has 13 points each and Manu Ginobili has 12. The Spurs have a 31-19 rebounding edge. Spurs score was corrected from 71 at half – Ginobili missed a free throw and they counted it.

The Spurs bench is outscoring the Warriors bench 33-15. The Spurs lead 65-47 with 2:33 left in the half.

The Warriors make an 8-0 run. The Spurs lead 51-38 with 6:52 left in the half.

Manu Ginobili has 11 points and 3 assists. The Spurs lead 48-30 with 8:38 left in the half.

First quarter – Spurs 39, Warriors 24: Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter had 7 points each. The Spurs lead the Warriors 39-24 at the end of the first quarter. It matched the Spurs’ highest scoring quarter this season.

Tim Duncan has 7 points. The Spurs lead 26-20 with 2:45 left in the first quarter.

The Spurs lead 18-9 at the first timeout. Tony Parker has 6 points and 3 assists.